Research Article
Cloud Computing Framework for E-Health in Ghana: Adoption Issues and Strategies: Case Study of Ghana Health Service
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
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| Volume 118 - Issue 17 |
| Published: May 2015 |
| Authors: Adu Adolph Sedem Yaw, Frimpong Twum, J. B. Hayfron-Acquah, Joseph K. Panford |
10.5120/20836-3545
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Adu Adolph Sedem Yaw, Frimpong Twum, J. B. Hayfron-Acquah, Joseph K. Panford . Cloud Computing Framework for E-Health in Ghana: Adoption Issues and Strategies: Case Study of Ghana Health Service. International Journal of Computer Applications. 118, 17 (May 2015), 13-17. DOI=10.5120/20836-3545
@article{ 10.5120/20836-3545,
author = { Adu Adolph Sedem Yaw,Frimpong Twum,J. B. Hayfron-Acquah,Joseph K. Panford },
title = { Cloud Computing Framework for E-Health in Ghana: Adoption Issues and Strategies: Case Study of Ghana Health Service },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
year = { 2015 },
volume = { 118 },
number = { 17 },
pages = { 13-17 },
doi = { 10.5120/20836-3545 },
publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA }
}
%0 Journal Article
%D 2015
%A Adu Adolph Sedem Yaw
%A Frimpong Twum
%A J. B. Hayfron-Acquah
%A Joseph K. Panford
%T Cloud Computing Framework for E-Health in Ghana: Adoption Issues and Strategies: Case Study of Ghana Health Service%T
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%V 118
%N 17
%P 13-17
%R 10.5120/20836-3545
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract
Healthcare professionals do not always have all the information they require and at the time when it is most needed to make rapid patient-care decisions. Also healthcare services are still being provided using manual tools and technologies. The adoption of current technologies such as Cloud Computing provides an avenue to overcome these challenges. This paper therefore measures the ICT awareness of stakeholders in healthcare while also providing an evidence of the possibility of cloud implementation by Ghana Health Services (GHS) in relation to the ICT awareness of stakeholders. It also provides a framework for a cloud based E-Health adoption by the GHS.
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